Croque Monsieur Style Monte Cristo Croutons with Frisee Salad and Shallot Vinaigrette

Name: Croque Monsieur Style Monte Cristo Croutons with Frisee Salad and Shallot Vinaigrette
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 large head or 2 small heads frisee lettuce; 8 slices Gruyere; 8 slices baked ham; 4 servings Grated nutmeg; 79 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps orange marmalade; 1 large heart romaine lettuce, cleaned and sliced 3/4-inch thick; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps grated shallot; 8 slices good quality white bread; 2 Tbsps sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar; 3 whole eggs; 473 milliliters whole milk

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Croque Monsieur Style Monte Cristo Croutons with Frisee Salad and Shallot Vinaigrette a try. One serving contains 982 calories, 44g of protein, and 70g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have butter, heart romaine lettuce, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat a griddle pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Whisk together the marmalade, shallot, 1 tablespoon of the Dijon mustard and vinegar, in a small bowl.

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Dijon Mustard

Marmalade

Shallot

Vinegar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream, while whisking, and then season the dressing with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

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Whisk

Combine the romaine with the frisee on large platter or in a shallow bowl.

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Romaine

Curly Endive

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Bowl

Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a sauce pot over medium heat, then whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

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Pot

Whisk

Whisk in 1 1/3 cups of the milk and cook until the mixture coats the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Season the sauce with salt, pepper and nutmeg, to taste. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of mustard and turn off the heat.

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Mustard

Nutmeg

Pepper

Sauce

Milk

Salt

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Spread 4 slices of bread with the white sauce and top each with a slice of cheese, 2 slices folded ham, another slice of cheese.

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Cheese

Sauce

Bread

Ham

Spread the remaining bread with sauce and cover the sandwiches. Trim the crusts, if you prefer, then quarter the sandwiches.

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Sauce

Bread

Beat the eggs with the remaining milk in a shallow bowl and dip the sandwiches in the batter as you add them to the griddle. Wipe the griddle with butter nested in a paper towel before you start adding the sandwiches. Griddle the sandwiches until deep golden, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

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Butter

Egg